Tag: Criminal punishment
Key witness in trial of Sam Bankman-Fried seeks no prison time at upcoming sentencing
NEW YORK -- Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried ’s collapsed cryptocurrency empire and his former girlfriend, is...
Man pleads guilty in lucrative telemarketing scam
NEW YORK -- A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal criminal charge alleging that he duped people into donating tens...
Wolf pack blamed in Colorado livestock attacks is captured and will be relocated
Colorado wildlife officials said Monday that they captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under...
Wynn Resorts paying $130M for letting illegal money reach gamblers at its Las Vegas Strip casino
LAS VEGAS -- Casino company Wynn Resorts Ltd. has agreed to pay $130 million to federal authorities and admit that it let unlicensed...
The New Jersey developer convicted with Bob Menendez pleads guilty to bank fraud
NEWARK, N.J. -- A New Jersey real estate developer convicted alongside Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez this summer pleaded guilty to a separate bank...
Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison, fined $3M for money laundering
PHOENIX -- Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison and fined $3...